PIB Fact Checks Viral Claim On PM Modi's Address To The Nation On Friday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is not delivering an address to the nation on Friday, as rumoured on social media, according to a clarification made by the Press Information Bureau (PIB).

The news circulating on social media is fake, and is based on a morphed image of an official announcement, the fact check unit of PIB said.

"In a post circulating on social media, it is being claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation at 6 PM on October 31, 2025," the social media handle of PIB Fact Check tweeted.

This image is "fake, and there is "no such announcement" by the prime minister lined up, it clarified.

On Wednesday, a deep fake video featuring President Droupadi Murmu was being circulated.

The video portrayed a digitally altered footage of the President accusing Prime Minister Modi of using her as a prop to promote Rafale fighter jets.

PIB conducted a fact-check on the same and declared the video as fake-news via a post on X.

"Pakistani propaganda accounts are circulating a digitally altered video of President Droupadi Murmu with false claims that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is using her as a prop to elevate Rafale PR", the post stated.

It added that the President has not made any such claims, and that the fake video has been circulated to mislead people.

Last month, another altered video of Prime Minister Modi endorsing an investment plan that vouched for daily profits of Rs 1.25 lakh from just Rs 21,000 investment was being circulated.

PIB conducted a fact check for the same and declared it fake. Other similar instances include deep fakes of the Prime Minister promoting schemes which "guaranteed" a return of Rs 10,000 in a single day.

With incidents like the above taking place every other day, users should be beware of these almost convincing deep fake videos, and fake claims especially the ones that display government backing for any financial or investment schemes.